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Charles Taylor gets a 50 year prison term

by AFP
30 May 2012 at 09:00hrs | Views
Leidschendam - A UN-backed war crimes court sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday for arming Sierra Leone rebels in return for "blood diamonds".

"The trial chamber unanimously sentences you to a single term of imprisonment for 50 years on all counts," said Special Court for Sierra Leone judge Richard Lussick at the court based just outside The Hague.


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